''n''-Propyl iodide (also 1-propyl iodide or 1-iodopropane) is a colorless,

flammable A combustible material is a material that can burn (i.e., sustain a flame) in air under certain conditions. A material is flammable if it ignites easily at ambient temperatures. In other words, a combustible material ignites with some effort ...

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. It has the chemical formula C₃H₇I and is prepared by heating ''n''-propyl alcohol with

iodine Iodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists at standard conditions as a semi-lustrous, non-metallic solid that melts to form a deep violet liquid at , and boils to a vi ...

and

phosphorus Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol P and atomic number 15. All elemental forms of phosphorus are highly Reactivity (chemistry), reactive and are therefore never found in nature. They can nevertheless be prepared ar ...

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'', 9th ed., monograph 7651

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Iodoalkanes Propyl compounds {{Organohalide-stub